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1Let your work be restraint from sin; only then will people call you blessed.

2O Nanak, the Lord shall look upon you with His Glance of Grace, and you shall be blessed with honor four times over. ||4||2||

3Sorat'h, First Mehla, Chau-Thukay:

4The son is dear to his mother and father; he is the wise son-in-law to his father-in-law.

5The father is dear to his son and daughter, and the brother is very dear to his brother.

6By the Order of the Lord's Command, he leaves his house and goes outside, and in an instant, everything becomes alien to him.

7The self-willed manmukh does not remember the Name of the Lord, does not give in charity, and does not cleanse his consciousness; his body rolls in the dust. ||1||

8The mind is comforted by the Comforter of the Naam.

9I fall at the Guru's feet - I am a sacrifice to Him; He has given me to understand the true understanding. ||Pause||

10The mind is impressed with the false love of the world; he quarrels with the Lord's humble servant.

11Infatuated with Maya, night and day, he sees only the worldly path; he does not chant the Naam, and drinking poison, he dies.

12He is imbued and infatuated with vicious talk; the Word of the Shabad does not come into his consciousness.

13He is not imbued with the Lord's Love, and he is not impressed by the taste of the Name; the self-willed manmukh loses his honor. ||2||

14He does not enjoy celestial peace in the Company of the Holy, and there is not even a bit of sweetness on his tongue.

15He calls his mind, body and wealth his own; he has no knowledge of the Court of the Lord.

16Closing his eyes, he walks in darkness; he cannot see the home of his own being, O Siblings of Destiny.

17Tied up at Death's door, he finds no place of rest; he receives the rewards of his own actions. ||3||

18When the Lord casts His Glance of Grace, then I see Him with my own eyes; He is indescribable, and cannot be described.

19With my ears, I continually listen to the Word of the Shabad, and I praise Him; His Ambrosial Name abides within my heart.

20He is Fearless, Formless and absolutely without vengeance; I am absorbed in His Perfect Light.

21O Nanak, without the Guru, doubt is not dispelled; through the True Name, glorious greatness is obtained. ||4||3||

22Sorat'h, First Mehla, Dho-Thukay:

23In the realm of land, and in the realm of water, Your seat is the chamber of the four directions.

24Yours is the one and only form of the entire universe; Your mouth is the mint to fashion all. ||1||

25O my Lord Master, Your play is so wonderful!

26You are pervading and permeating the water, the land and the sky; You Yourself are contained in all. ||Pause||

27Wherever I look, there I see Your Light, but what is Your form?

28You have one form, but it is unseen; there is none like any other. ||2||

29The beings born of eggs, born of the womb, born of the earth and born of sweat, all are created by You.

30I have seen one glory of Yours, that You are pervading and permeating in all. ||3||

31Your virtues are so many, and I do not know even one of them; I am such a fool - please, give me some of them!

32Prays Nanak, listen, O my Lord Master: I am sinking like a stone - please, save me! ||4||4||

33Sorat'h, First Mehla:

34I am a wicked sinner and a great hypocrite; You are the Immaculate and Formless Lord.

35Tasting the Ambrosial Nectar, I am imbued with supreme bliss; O Lord and Master, I seek Your Sanctuary. ||1||

36O Creator Lord, You are the honor of the dishonored.

37In my lap is the honor and glory of the wealth of the Name; I merge into the True Word of the Shabad. ||Pause||

38You are perfect, while I am worthless and imperfect. You are profound, while I am trivial.